A Continuation of the History of Western Culture (From the American Revolution to the 20th Century): From the American Revolution to the 20th Century

Author: Xu Xin
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: This book is a systematic introduction to Western culture. The reason for presenting the content of Western culture in one book is quite simple: there exists a Western culture in our world, and among the cultures of numerous Western countries on Earth, there is a certain consistency. Although these regions differ greatly in history, geography, and environment, the fact that their initial cultural origins are almost entirely the same has developed according to the same principles, producing nearly identical similar results, indicating its very real existence. Therefore, it is clearly reasonable to narrate Western culture as an integrated whole of development, as it indeed represents a style of human culture. It should be noted that the "culture" referred to in this book is a "big culture" concept, that is, a broad definition of culture, including fields such as philosophy, thought, art, literature, music, and even social life and science. Therefore, the connotation of the term "Western culture" in this book can be said to be basically equivalent to "Western civilization." Moreover, in the actual writing process, for the convenience of the text, we still frequently used the term "Western civilization," hoping that readers can understand this. This book is a systematic introduction to Western culture following A History of Western Culture (from the beginning of civilization to the Enlightenment). Western is an extraordinary society, formed through thousands of years of development and integration. Its culture exhibits both consistency and complexity and diversity. A Continuation of A History of Western Culture focuses on a distinctive overview of the origins, formation, development, and characteristics of Western culture when exploring it. Its content includes the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, Modernism, Postmodernism. While presenting the connotation and development process of Western culture in a relatively complete manner, this book pays special attention to highlighting the ideas, movements, and achievements that drive the progress of Western civilization and have a profound impact on the advancement of human society. Important aspects of Western culture, such as history, social forms, thought (such as philosophical thought, literary trends, literary theory, etc.), scientific achievements that influence social development, and art closely related to and mutually influenced by literature, are all included. Reading this book will undoubtedly broaden one's horizons and help in understanding the Western world. Special perspectives, high-level summaries, unique comments, and exquisite illustrations constitute the basic features of A Continuation of A History of Western Culture.